The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-06-15

The Presbyterians of Clinton cleared
$103 by their recent strawberry festival
The Frenchtown Methodists will hold
a festival on the Fourth of July.
Mr.. Lambert Humphrey and wife, of
Pennington, started last Thursday on a
trip 10 California.
The citizens of Clinton are making
arrangements for Fourth of July cele-
bration.
The NJ. e. Church of this city, an
nounce an excursion for next August to
Ocean Grove.
"A dog belonging to j. A. Kline, of
Pennington, showed signs of hydro
phobia last week and was killed.
The NJ. E. Church at Pennington
made s15s by Cub break" last Thurs
day evening.
The number of children of school age
between and 1S--in Clinton is 1856, an
increase of ten over last year.
The "Rose Festival last Friday
evening, for the benefit of the Stryker Lii
brary, was successful affair, about $50
profit having been realized.
The Solebury Baptist Church will
hold strawberry festival, on the church
grounds, next Saturday afternoon and
evening June 18TH.
"A horse belonging to Mr.. Timothy
Riordan, of this city, died of collie, last
Friday. Mr.. r. met with a similar loss
few months ago.
Mr.. William Campbell has established
peach basket factory in Frenchtown,
and expects soon to make from two to
three thousand baskets per day.
-Messrs. Ralph Reed and Joseph Tay-
lor, of Pennington, addressed temper
ance meeting at Clinton last Sunday
afternoon.
There were 1850 cans Of milk shipped
from White House Station, on Sunday
night This is the largest shipment Of
milk ever made from there at one time.
AT Smiths fishery, in this city, last
Wednesday, a rock fish was caught that
weighed over II pounds and another that
was nearly as large.
WIN. Wynkoop and Hugh B. East
burn, Esq, assignees, are now paying the
last dividend to the depositors in the late
defunct Newtown Banking Company.
The Supreme Court at Trenton las
Thursday licensed eleven counsellors,
among whom was w. G.. Gebhardt, of
Clinton.
The Ringoes Baptist Church will
hold strawberry festival on Saturday af-
ternoon and evening, June 18th. The
Rngoes Cornet Band win furnish the
music.
IA italy no" coach, with four horses,
passed through this city last Friday morn
ing, containing jolly lot of ladies and
gentlemen, bound for Schooley's Noun.
tain. They were from Philadelphia.
For Fancy Groceries, go to G. ].
Fisher.
Vice Chancellor Bird on Monday,
granted an absolute divorce to Edward 8.
Ellis, the author, and severely comment
ed upon the conduct of Mrs. Ellis and
Watson f. Van Camp.
in Clinton, one day last week, man
named Teets captured large bald eagle,
having shot and wounded it so that it was
readily caught. 1t measures six feet and
three inches from tip to tip of wings.
The County Finances of Hunterdon
are given in full, officially, on our fourth
page. Those who wish TO see how our
county moneys are expended can be in
formed by consulting the report.
The Little Giants B. b. Club, of this
city, formerly the Lambertville Club,
will play the Pennington Club, on Friday
of this week, at Pennington. A return
game will be played in this city some
time next week.
The Fourth of July is approaching,
but we have heard of no movement to
celebrate II in this vicinity. Philadel-
phia is getting up ian old fashioned 4th
Of July celebration that may be worth
seeing.
Light Battery f., Fifth U. s. Artil-
lery, which passed through this city two
weeks ago, is now on its return TO Fort
Hamilton, N. Y. It encamped at Ger
mantown last evening, and expected to
reach Valley Forge tonight
Mr.. Z. B. Baker, Of Clinton, has just
sold pair Of beautifully matched black
horses to Mr.. John Laing, Of Plainfeld,
for 81 500, and Mr.. A. Probasco, Of the
same town, got cool thousand for his
new team Of fast-gcing bays.
PAY Day" appears TO increase the
drunkenness in this city. There has been
an unusual number Of drunken men on
our streets within the past three or four
days. Our Excise Board seems to think
that 800 license makes up TO our city
for all this debauchery.
Our Full Cream Soda Biscuits are
the best. g. J. Fisher